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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played gracefully.
Dynamics
Concert master
Grandioso
Grazioso
2. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.
Nocturne
Madrigal
Finale
Clavier
3. Three to four movement orchestral piece - generally in sonata form.
Tessitura
Key
Symphony
Verismo
4. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious.
Etude
Grave
Twelve-tone music
Tonal
5. Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes.
Cantabile
Tonal
Register
Vibrato
6. A portion of the range of the instrument or voice.
Chorale
Register
Gavotte
Stretto
7. The highest female voice.
Soprano
Legato
Flat
Chorale
8. Rapid alternation between notes that are a half tone or whole tone apart.
Allegro
Soprano
Trill
Contralto
9. Three note chords consisting of a root - third - and fifth.
Operetta
Galliard
Triad
Sonatina
10. Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.
Chant
Piano
Tutti
Triad
11. A Boroque dance with a drone-bass.
Libretto
Harmony
Vivace
Musette
12. A musical form where the principal theme is repeated several times. The rondo was often used for the final movements of classical sonata form works.
Chorale
Suite
Choir
Rondo
13. Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance.
Chamber music
Concerto
Gavotte
Interlude
14. In sheet music - a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
Orchestra
Virtuoso
Chorale
Clef
15. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
Tremolo
Klangfarbenmelodie
Octave
Accessible
16. A musical form where the melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. The individual parts may enter at different measures and pitches. The tune may also be played at different speeds - backwards - or inverted.
Rondo
Adagio
Canon
Introduction
17. A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three people
Deceptive cadence
Reprise
Conductor
Trio
18. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.
String Quartet
Form
Vivace
Neoclassical
19. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.
Romantic
Serenade
Unison
Mezzo
20. A composition written for nine instruments.
Sharp
Opus
Triad
Nonet
21. A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.
Voice
Time Signature
Monotone
Octet
22. Convenient method of numbering a composer's works where a number follows the word 'opus'.For example - Opus 28 - No. 4.
Concerto
Dissonance
Tremolo
Opus
23. Dull - monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody.
Coda
Nocturne
Drone
Round
24. Repetition of a single tone.
Rococo
Tonic
Monotone
Grave
25. An instruction in sheet music to play softly. Abbreviated by a 'p'.
Espressivo
Libretto
Piano
Contralto
26. A mild glissando between two notes for an expressive effect.
Tone
Portamento
Beat
Dynamics
27. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.
Root
Tune
Consonance
Chamber music
28. A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment.
Expressionism
Glissando
Accessible
Concerto
29. The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.
Tuning
Ligature
Clef
March
30. The principal note of a triad.
Root
Accessible
Grandioso
Orchestra
31. Unmusical - without tone.
Tritone
Modulation
Tone less
Dynamics
32. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.
Triplet
Harmony
Opera
Staff
33. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Development
A cappella
Maestro
Nocturne
34. Pertains to tone or tones.
Form
Tonal
Natural
Finale
35. A group singing in unison.
Triad
Chord progression
Relative major and minor
Chorus
36. The movement of chords in succession.
Tremolo
Progression
Presto
Concert master
37. Primary theme or subject that is developed.
Movement
Rondo
Movement
Motif
38. The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.
Sonata form
Ornaments
Choir
Intonation
39. An instrumental lament with praise for the dead.
Twelve-tone music
Choir
Drone
Elegy
40. A direction in sheet music indicating the tempo is to be very fast.
Root
Consonance
Presto
Tone
41. The element of music pertaining to time - played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats.
Chord progression
Pizzicato
Rhythm
Prelude
42. A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison.
Overture
Madrigal
Chorale
Recital
43. A quick - improvisational - spirited piece of music.
Chant
Capriccio
Romantic
Cavatina
44. A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.
Modulation
Adagio
Duet
Castrato
45. A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone.
Flat
Minor
Slide
Vibrato
46. A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices - usually without accompaniment.
Chord progression
Glee
Madrigal
Intermezzo
47. The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.
Cadence
Minor
Ensemble
Klangfarbenmelodie
48. A 19th century square dance written for 4 couples.
Reprise
Glee
Oratorio
Quadrille
49. Convenient method of numbering a composer's works where a number follows the word 'opus'.For example - Opus 28 - No. 4.
Concert master
Opus
Scherzo
Modes
50. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Waltz
Orchestra
Staccato
Hymn